# NTSB NYC79FA075: Cessna 310P, N5808M, Sussex, NJ, July 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1978
- Place: Sussex, NJ · SUSSEX, NJ
- Location: 41.2088° N, 74.6082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sussex, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2088&lon=-74.6082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3243  78/7/31    SUSSEX,NJ           CESSNA 310P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1150                    N5808M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 29, 1740 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUSSEX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,KY                  SUSSEX,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- APCH COURSE 345 DEG. ACFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAIN FIVE MILES NW OF AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5808M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5808M-1980-08-13), registration cancelled 1980-08-13, S/N 310P0108 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Registry model: [Cessna 310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (registry code 2074238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sussex

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780731039589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731039589A), Jul 31, 1978: Cessna T310R, Sussex, NJ, Destroyed. Apch course 345 deg. Acft collided with mountain five miles nw ofport.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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